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The Lost Man

'her most accomplished yet: a moving story of loneliness, grief and redemption' The Times

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The Lost Man

By: Jane Harper
Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan
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The Sunday Times top 10 best seller

The 'gripping, atmospheric and ultimately deeply satisfying' (Val McDermid) new novel from Jane Harper, author of the Sunday Times top 10 best sellers - with combined sales of over a half a million copies - The Dry and Force of Nature.

He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron's mind when he was alive, he didn't look peaceful in death.

Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of the outback. In an isolated part of Australia, they are each other's nearest neighbour, their homes hours apart.

They are at the stockman's grave, a landmark so old that no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for their middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family's quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish.

Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he choose to walk to his death? Because if he didn't, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects....

2020, LA Times Book Prize, Short-listed

2020, Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, Long-listed

©2018 Jane Harper (P)2018 Little, Brown Book Group Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting

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Critic reviews

I read Jane Harper's The Lost Man in February, the height of Australia's summer but the depths of the English winter. The image at the heart of the novel, of a man who has perished in the punishing heat of Australia's outback, has stayed with me ever since. Just as good - perhaps even better - than Harper's excellent thrillers The Dry and Force of Nature (Alison Flood)
So satisfying. You're in the parched Australian outback from the first paragraph to the last (Fi Glover)
All stars
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Authentic. Immersive. Evocative. A great imaginative story, really well read . A whole different world from green and temperate England.

Excellent

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A gripping, unfolding story . The location is set so well I could visualise the outback and the characters fleshed out so that I could understand their struggles . Slowly the truth is revealed but still the ending took me quite by surprise
First class narration .

Strongly recommended

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Subtle revelation of plot, satisfying, rewarding read. The Australian outback comes to life in all it's wonder and menace.

Brilliant!

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I enjoyed this book. Good story that travels at a fast pace with a few twists along the way
Yes I enjoyed it & recommend it

Good yarn

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Really enjoyed this book, kept me guessing until the end who did it ! A great story, with plenty of twists & emotions.

Another great book from Jane Harper

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